The Billionaire's Pretend Wife (Isabella) novel Chapter 67

After Jason asked–more like ordered–her to leave his office, Isabelle went back to her department and trudged to her desk in low spirits. She was worried that she might have offended him.

Her earlier confidence to set things straight was gone. In the aftermath, she felt that she had been too brazen, and that she never should have allowed her fears to take charge. He must have found it so inappropriate of her to ask him such a question.

Just because he showed concern and acted promptly whenever she faced an obstacle didn’t mean he had intentions similar to her former department director. Maybe he really was just very diligent at his job.

The next day in the morning, she was heading for the elevator when she noticed Jason standing there, waiting for one too. Glad to get a chance to apologise to him, she hurried forward. He noticed her immediately when she stopped in front of him, and she noticed how his eyes widened instantly.

“Good morning, sir,” she greeted, her heart hammering nervously in her chest.

“Morning,” he replied noncommittally, and then took a step away from her.

She followed quickly. “I would like to apologise for what happened yesterday. I didn’t mean to–”

He looked at his watch and then turned on his heels, walking away from her as if she wasn’t talking to him. Isabelle watched in confusion as he made his way to the stairwell, choosing to take the stairs.

She moaned beneath her breath, unsure of what to do next. She had clearly offended him big time, and now, he would rather take the stairs than wait around for the elevator with her.

What was she supposed to do? Would he take disciplinary action against her? She hoped not. Or if he did, it would be fine, as long as he didn’t fire her.

Isabelle was still worrying about having offended the vice president when she got to her desk and fired up her computer. A notification popped up on the monitor right away, and she blinked twice in disbelief.

The notification was of a friend request from Logan Larson, the CEO of the Larson Group. Logan Larson! Why would she have a friend request from the elusive CEO, whom she had never even seen in real life? The guy was as mysterious as can be, and not many knew about him.

Clicking on the notification, she realised that he had sent the request the previous day. Quickly, she accepted the request and apologised for not seeing his request sooner. She had already pissed off the vice president–she wasn’t taking chances with the CEO too.

***

Jacob was in his office when Isabelle accepted his friend request and sent him a message. He smiled contentedly.

This was a good idea.

There was no danger in talking to her as Logan Larson if she didn’t know he was one and the same person as her husband. This way, he could find out if there was anything going on with her, help her, and receive the credit himself. No more fake knights in shining armour stealing all his credit.

Relaxing in his seat, he replied;

No worries, Ms Cruz. The company is running an investigation on its senior executives, and we would like feedback from our workers. Has the vice president, Mr Del Mundo, ever harassed you in any way?

He knew that she would find it odd that the CEO of the company was messaging her directly, so he had made up the lie about running an internal investigation to avoid suspicion. It gave him the perfect excuse to find out whether anybody was giving her a hard time.

Her reply came soon after;

No.

Raising his brow, he typed again;

You don’t need to worry about intimidation, Ms Cruz. Please be honest with me. Everything you tell me will be confidential, and everything reported to me will be dealt with accordingly. The company is pursuing an ethical workplace where all executives are responsible and stick to our values. If there has been any harassment, do not hesitate to tell me.